So yesterday was a both exciting and frustrating. Exciting because I received an order from Stampin’ Up! including August’s Product of the Month; the Glow of Harvest 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (DSP) Pack. But frustrating because after making a project my internet and/or computer refused to cooperate and I was unable to complete my blog post. So despite being a full day late, here it is… a friendship thank you card. Of course you’ll know it’s for a very good friend because I included two different types of embellishments!

I began like I very often do, by cutting a 6″ x 6″ piece of patterned paper. The design I chose has a very definite direction so I had to pay attention when when cutting and assembling the various pieces. With the paper the right way up I first cut a 2-1/4″ high x 6″ wide piece across the top. Then I glued it to the flap of a Basic White Medium Envelope and cut off the excess with scissors, using the edge of the flap as a guide.

For my A2 card base I chose Pecan Pie Card and cut a piece 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Then with the long side at the top I scored the card at 4-1/4″ and folded it along the scored line before sharpening the crease with a Bone Folder. Returning to my DSP I cut a strip 3/4″ high x 6″ wide and then trimmed that to 4″ wide. After cutting a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White Card I glued the narrow strip of DSP along the bottom edge, then glued the assembled layer inside my card base.

LAST GLOW OF HARVEST DSP

Now all I had left to do was decorate the front of the card. So I started with what was left of the DSP and cut it to 3″ high x 4-1/4″ wide (and set the 1-3/4″ piece aside for another project). Next I cut a 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ piece of Golden Glow Card and glued my DSP on top leaving an even border at the top and bottom. Then I glued the layers onto my card front 1″ from the top edge.

For my sentiment I turned to the Sending Salutations Stamp Set and chose “thank you so much for your friendship”. Using Early Espresso ink I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Basic White Card and punched it out with a 1-7/8″ Circle Punch. Then I punched out a piece of Golden Glow Card using a 2″ Circle Punch. However instead of gluing the sentiment on top leaving an even border, I pushed it up so the border was wider at the bottom then the sides. Having done that I cut straight across the top of the circles before adding the sentiment to the top edge of the DSP layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finally I decided to add a line of 3 clear 5 mm circles from the Dewdrops Embellishments pack below the bottom right-hand edge of the DSP layer. Then to finish off the sentiment I also added a 6mm Golden Glow butterfly from the 2026-2028 InColor® Butterflies.

Once again I’d let the patterned paper do the work and my card was complete in next to no time. Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think.

PRODUCT LIST

PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: Like all Products of the Month the Glow of Harvest DSP pack can be yours for just $7CAD. However to order it you must first have at least $100CAD of Stampin’ Up! products in your shopping cart. To keep things fair each customer or demonstrator can only order this item once. This DSP was still in stock this morning but may run out ant any time. Once sold out it will not be restocked.